Abstract

CANALE, Sandra; DE PONTI, Héctor  and  MONTEFERRARIO, Mariano. Obras sociales provinciales: indicadores de consumo y gasto en atención médica. Doc. aportes adm. pública gest. estatal [online]. 2016, n.26, pp.225-250. ISSN 1851-3727.

The Argentine health system is characterized by its heterogeneity and fragmentation, which creates problems in allocative efficiency. According to the last census, the sum of the population covered by the provincial jurisdictions through the public health and which have coverage of the provincial social security, represents, on average, 52% of the country's population, a figure that demonstrates the key role that occupy the provinces in building public health policies and the necessary interaction required in the sector in order to generate a positive partner's synergy. In this article, information gathered through the Observatory of the Provincial Social Security that identifies the coverage of the Argentine Health System for the various segments and analyze the demographic structure covered by the Provincial Social Securities, in order to provide information for sanitary planning.

Keywords : Healthcare; Medical assistance; Consumption/expense indicators.

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